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The Highlights of 2022
Since my hike last fall on Mount Myojin, I haven’t traveled anywhere because I am saving my energy and enthusiasm for my upcoming trip to the Philippines! We will visit Manila and then Cebu and come back to Manila after the New Year. It is an odd itinerary: if it is even considered an itinerary…
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What Happens in Kyushu Stays in Kyushu (Because I Can’t Photograph it Anyways): Part 3
And here is the last part of our journey! If you haven’t yet read Part 1 and 2, check them out first to discover how our misadventures in Kyushu began. When we decided to visit Kyushu, we thought we would start our journey in Fukuoka and travel neatly along the coastline until we reached Oita.…
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What Happens in Kyushu Stays in Kyushu (Because I Can’t Photograph it Anyways): Part 2
If you haven’t already read it, please check out the first part of the story to learn how our misadventures in Kyushu got started—or don’t… This isn’t a straightforward journey, so be forewarned that you enter this blog at your own peril! Okay, okay, rather than making my blog sound like an episode from A…
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What Happens in Kyushu Stays in Kyushu (Because I Can’t Photograph it Anyways): Part I
A grandfather is looking after his grandchildren on a beach in Kagoshima. The children are having a blast in the sand, and the sun isn’t hiding behind the clouds. Their joy is matched by the radiant light. A lion-hearted little one jumps into the water in the blink of an eye while her family watches…
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The Only Downside of Traveling: Post-travel Blues (And My Favorite Places in Kyushu)
Two days ago, I returned home after a week-long road trip in Kyushu, an island in the south of Honshu. I haven’t gotten much done since then, and I still feel fatigued; I don’t want to do anything except eat and binge-watch “Good Girls.” Although I have countless photos from this trip and took in…
Bahanur is abroad! 